Charliese Lewis

Charliese Brown Lewis, a native of Versailles, Kentucky, is an educator, author, feature writer, editor, and podcaster. She attended Kentucky State University as an undergraduate Secondary Education major. Her junior year, she was crowned as the 1996 Kentucky Derby Festival Queen. She attended graduate school at The Ohio State University and was trained as an investigative journalist. She later attended the University of Kentucky to pursue a graduate degree in Higher Education. She has served as an adjunct professor of English, Journalism, College Reading, Professional Business Writing, Speech Communication, and Freshman Seminar. She is the editor and co-author of The ‘After Church’ Experience blog and radio show and president of Robert and Charliese Lewis Ministries Inc. She is listed in the Notable Kentucky African Americans Database and serves as the former Executive Director of Louisville Literary Arts, Inc. She is the host and producer of Charliese B. Lewis #NextLevelPurpose podcast and YouTube channel.